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  • Woman reports being hit by car

    Police are still hashing out exactly what happened to a Lancaster woman who reported she was struck by a car and knocked to the ground early Tuesday, July 31.

    Officers found the woman at about 4:15 a.m. after responding to a 911 call in the 300 block of East Dunlap Street, according to a Lancaster Police Department incident report.

    The 56-year-old Lancaster woman, who approached their patrol car holding her right arm and wrist, said she was walking in the area of East Dunlap Street near Willowlake Road when she was struck by a red car.

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  • Chick-fil-A supporters respond to boycott request

    Lines of Chick-fil-A supporters snaked around the two Lancaster County locations about noon Wednesday during Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day. The restaurant became the subject of controversy after Dan Cathy, Chick-fil-A CEO, told the Biblical Recorder that his company supported the “biblical definition of a family.”

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  • Lancaster man found dead in Chester County

    CHESTER – Authorities are still investigating the death of a Lancaster man found lying in the middle of a Chester County road Sunday, July 29.

    Chester County deputies discovered the body of Michael Jermaine Terry, 39, 205 N. French St., only minutes after responding to a sexual assault call in the same area, according to information released Monday by Chester County Sheriff Richard Smith.

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  • DHEC to hold Pressley’s meeting

    The S.C. Department of Health and Environmental Control (DHEC) has scheduled a meeting for public input on a draft air- quality permit for Pressley’s Recycling Center in Indian Land.

    The meeting is set for 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, Aug. 7, in the Indian Land Middle School cafeteria, 8361 Charlotte Highway.

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  • Closet Ministry to host free shopping day Saturday

    August is here, which means it’s almost time to head back to school. Do you have all the clothing and materials needed for a smooth start?

    If not, there will be plenty of assistance available Saturday, Aug. 4., at Second Baptist Church, 1426 Great Falls Highway, Lancaster.

    That’s when The Closet Ministry will host what’s become its annual back-to-school free shopping day. It’s open to anyone in need of clothing.

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  • Federal judge sentences Brackett to 15 months

    ABERDEEN, Miss. – A Lancaster man has been sentenced to prison for his role in a black-market cigarette conspiracy.

    According to the Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, in mid-July, U.S. District Judge Sharon Aycock sentenced Fred Brackett to 15 months in prison and ordered him to pay $206,000 in restitution.

    Brackett, owner of FB Enterprises on Charlotte Highway, will be allowed to turn himself in at a designated prison on Sept. 10. It is unknown where that prison is.

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  • Hospital pledges faster, more efficient ER care

    Today marks the start of Springs Memorial Hospital’s pledge to treat emergency patients faster and more efficiently.

    According to a press release issued Tuesday, the hospital has launched its 45-Minute ER Commitment, an effort to ensure that people who come to the emergency room are offered quality care as soon as possible, said Karen Martin, SMH chief nursing officer.

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  • Lancaster man found dead in Chester County

    Authorities are still investigating the death of a Lancaster man whose body was found in the middle of a Chester County road Sunday, July 29.

    Chester County deputies found the body of Michael Terry, 39, 205 N. French St., only minutes after responding to a sexual assault call along the same road, according to information released Monday by Chester County Sheriff Richard Smith.

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  • Jobless rate up in S.C., county

    Jesef Williams
    jwilliams@thelancasternews.com
    Lancaster County’s unemployment rate is back up to 13 percent, mirroring a statewide trend that saw the rate rise in most counties from May to June.
    The S.C. Department of Employment and Workforce released June unemployment figures earlier this month.
    Lancaster County’s jobless rate went from 12.3 percent in May to 13 percent in June. Its reported labor force is now 31,119. Of that total, 4,032 are unemployed.

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  • Caskey charged with forgery

    Christopher Sardelli
    csardelli@thelancasternews.com
    A former Lancaster County Recreation Department employee was arrested on 68 forgery charges Thursday, July 26, following an investigation by state authorities.
    Cecil Scott Caskey, 50, 1190 Peach Farm Road, was charged with 30 counts of forgery less than $5,000 and 38 counts of forgery less than $10,000, according to arrest warrants released Friday by the S.C. Law Enforcement Division.

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